White-breasted Nuthatch eating sunflower seed

The White-breasted Nuthatch has to open the shell of each sunflower seed to pull out the meat to eat. He does this by placing the seed into a crevice of the tree's bark. You can actually see a few other seeds stashed nearby.

Communing with the birds

American Goldfinch

It was a lovely day to just chillax and commune with the birds. 

Check out the Goldfinch's bright red tongue as he manipulates a sunflower seed.

I spent a short time sitting on the front deck with camera in hand while the birds took advantage of the bird feeder.

White-breasted Nuthatch male

The White-breasted Nuthatch would grab a seed and then fly to the tree to open it. This bird is a male as identified by the black cap on his head. Female White-breasted Nuthatches have a grey cap.

The Nuthatch is getting ready to open a sunflower seed. He will place it in a crack of the bark and then pound on it to release the seed from the shell. You can see other seeds in little crevices nearby.

White-breasted Nuthatch

Hmmm...there are more birds than just the Yellow-throated warbler who frequent our feeders. The white-breasted nuthatch is one of our regulars, and since I was not successful in seeing the warbler, I snapped a few photos of this pretty bird! I like the glow of the light at sunset.